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What is a canton in the arms is, in the seal, a shield hanging from a hook. The lions were probably derived from the Royal Arms, another suggestion is that the shield was originally meant to show the arms of Hainault in honour of Queen Philippa. Edward III married Philippa of Hainault in 1327. | What is a canton in the arms is, in the seal, a shield hanging from a hook. The lions were probably derived from the Royal Arms, another suggestion is that the shield was originally meant to show the arms of Hainault in honour of Queen Philippa. Edward III married Philippa of Hainault in 1327. | ||
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File:lyddz1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lydd|The seal of Lydd, from the 1st half of the 14th century (Ewe, 1972) | |||
| | File:Lydd1845.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lydd|The seal in 1845 | ||
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